I've said it before, and I'll say it again, on a national scale, iowa is dog crap, even worse, they are dog crap on iowa fans shoes. No one even thinks about iowa other than iowa fans and a few here who like to give them the business.
Nationally, most sports fans (99%) have never seen iowa play in either football or basketball, it's almost as if iowa doesn't exist, and that's because they've never won a National Title in football or basketball. Hell, Nebraska garners more pub in losing seasons than iowa can even fathom in their best years, the worst of Nebraska is still bigger news than the best of iowa. Nebraska gets more attention hiring and firing basketball coaches than iowa ever gets, tournaments included.
And then there's iowa fan, so full of themselves when iowa is beating the worst Nebraska teams since the 1950's, knowing full well that Nebraska still is the team everyone is interested in, while iowa is Nebraska's doormat even when they win. Hilarious.